Performance-engineer rec stays under Greg/research for now; likely transitions to engineering later

Situation

In the HR Weekly (6/02), Greg offered Peter the performance-engineer rec, saying performance does not belong in research under the new charter and that the rec should go to Peter. Peter chose to leave the rec under Greg/research for now (roughly the first four months), with shared agreement that it likely transitions to Peter/engineering long-term once there is something concrete to manage toward. Peter framed it as a stance to leave the meeting with unless someone had an epiphany that evening; the stance held.

Reasoning

Peter optimized for where the hire produces value soonest rather than org tidiness. For the first months the work is research-shaped (does a generalized performance improvement even work, per Bjorn framing), which Greg/research can actually direct; dropping the person under Max or Nathan now would not get the right output because Peter would have nothing to offer them yet. Peter explicitly de-prioritized the reporting-line question (not religious about it), consistent with synthesizing the practical outcome over hierarchy, and kept optionality open rather than claiming or refusing the rec outright.

Additional Context

Greg, Bjorn, Mariah present. The rec originated from a split of an earlier combined performance/AI engineer role; the AI engineer rec went to Chris Wolford. Bjorn supported research ownership for now because research exists to answer open questions, and whether generalized performance improvement works is still an open question. Peter and Greg agreed long-term this is probably not a research candidate.

Observed Evidence

Peter: Let me go for a walk and think about that ... I would like to leave this meeting with a stance that no, it stays with you, unless one of us has an epiphany in the next three hours. Greg: as long as we kind of agree that long-term, this is probably not a research candidate. Peter: I completely agree with that. Bjorn supported research ownership while it remains an open question whether generalized performance improvement even works.

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